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The most complete book on the epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes. Over the next decade, the number of diagnosed diabetes cases worldwide is expected to exceed 220 million, 90-95% of which will be Type 2 Diabetes. Here is a guide that answers all the questions patients have: What is it? How will it affect my life? What do I need to do? It teaches readers how to manage the disease and live a healthy, normal life.-More than 18 million Americans have diabetes-The number of U.S. adults with diagnosed diabetes has increased 61% since 1991, and will more than double by 2050-1 in 5 people over the age of 65 has diabetes, indicating that the disease indirectly affects many people in care-giving roles-Diabetes is one of our health care sys
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“Best resource available for water exercise for older adults who seek to extend their health, fun, and longevity.” — Walter C. Johnson National Aquatics Section National Recreation and Park Association”Best resource available for water exercise for older adults who seek to extend their health, fun, and longevity.” –Walter C. Johnson National Aquatics Section National Recreation and Park Association”Ruth sprinkles motivating stories within her you can do it prose. The safety reminders and chapter summaries are especially helpful.” — Patricia Ryan Editorial Director IDEA, the international association of fitness professionals”Ruth sprinkles motivating stories within her you can do it prose. The safety reminders
“An invaluable resource. [Vigor's] practical wisdom gives you the know-how and confidence to prepare your boat for the sea.”–Cruising World. Here is the book that answer the sailor’s fundamental question–”Can my boat take me offshore safely?”–then shows how to make it happen.
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All sailors want to believe their boats can go anywhere and stand up to anything. Who knows when you might get caught by bad weather? It’s enough to worry about your own responses without worrying about the safety of your boat. The Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat explains feature by feature how you can refit your boat for worry-free bluewater voyaging. Take the unique diagnostic questionnaire to determine whether your boat is capa
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The Prostate Sourcebook is the primer on prostate care for the non-specialist general reader. The Prostate Sourcebook has everything needed to explain the various prostate problems and their treatments, the psychological trauma that accompanies prostate problems, the effects of exercise and nutrition, prescription medications and their side effects, and where to find other sources of information. The Prostate Sourcebook also provides the happy news that sex is good for the prostate, exercises that can help the prostate, and offers a comprehensive debunking of all the myths associated with the prostate. For those who think they just might have a prostate problem, The Prostate Sourcebook will ease the anxiety by telling wh
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Gaines presents a water aerobics program based on a series of 90 pool exercises, which offer a new fitness alternative combining excellent conditioning with relatively stress-free impact on muscles and joints. The author, an applied exercise physiologist and teacher, covers all aspects of the water workout, from warmups and cool downs, muscle toning and conditioning, to peak intensity aerobics using flotation devices. The exercises can be mixed and matched to design custom programs based on body type, fitness goals, or special needs (such as pregnancy and rehabilitation). Clear, detailed illustrations (not seen) are necessary for readers successfully to implement the written instructions, but this manual sh
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It is often said that music soothes the savage beast, but did you ever think that it could help with time management? What about improving communication? Although he makes no claims that The Tao of Music is a cure-all, John Oritz has tapped the power of music by combining it with established psychological techniques and Taoist ideas to create an innovative concept: your music collection can help you overcome the obstacles of everyday life, from pain to procrastination, relaxation to romance. The Tao of Music isn’t just a catalog of New Age hits; Oritz knows his music and draws on genres as diverse as classical and country, giving you the latitude to design your own music therapy.
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For Widows Only! is an extraordinary book for widows. Personal, intimate, and honest, it contains straight from the hip girl talk, strictly for widows only! In addition to nuts and bolts advice, author Annie Estlund includes her most intimate feelings and those of many other widows, making this book relevant to widows of all ages at all stages. Organized into three sections, “What Happened?” “What Now?” and “What Next?” For Widows Only! guides the grieving widow through her most anxious moments and helps her find answers to her most pressing questions. Ms. Estlund particularly empathizes with widows who think they will never survive their trauma or that life will never again be worthwhile. For Widows Only! offers guidelines
For more than 20 years the leading guide to self-management for people with arthritis-more than 500,000 copies in print Offering a practical program to help people with arthritis and fibromyalgia manage their conditions, The Arthritis Helpbook provides techniques proven to reduce pain and increase dexterity, helping sufferers to regain control of their lives. Along with complete information on all over-the-counter and prescription arthritis medicines, The Arthritis Helpbook shows readers how to exercise for both flexibility and aerobic fitness and how to build a calcium-rich diet, thus maintaining their all-around health. Completely revised and updated with new illustrations and photographs, The Arthritis Helpbook, the
People buy exercise equipment, join gyms, and sign up for classes, but they still don’t exercise. They simply can’t find the time. So author Steve Stiefel has developed a totally unique, full-body fitness program that even the busiest person can work into a morning schedule. The Fit in 15 program takes less time than waiting in line for coffee, yet it has the power to transform one’s total fitness. Unlike exercise equipment or repetitive workout routines that overemphasize one aspect of fitness, the Fit in 15 program varies 15-minute workouts on different days of the week in order to develop all elements of a healthy, shapely body: Monday and Friday cover cardio, Tuesday and Thursday are devoted to strength, Wednesday addre
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“”"”I wanted to just keep reading! The authors’ comfortable wisdom covers running improvement essentials at all levels in minimal pages. The functional format will help you reach your goals and aspirations.” Doris Brown Heritagefive-time world cross country champion and two-time Olympian “”"Dick Brown is the most knowledgeable all-around coach in the country. If he can’t get you to achieve your goal, no one can!”"” Steve Scott3-time Olympian, 1500 metersHead Track & Cross Country Coach, California State-San Marcos From Oklahoma Runner and Triathlete”"”With Henderson, these running experts give you the one book that will help you get more out of your workouts and go the distance in your personal fitness goals.”"” From Run